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Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-07-13
THE DAGGER OF CoRTEz.
AN INTERESTING RELIC THAT IS
NOW IN ENGLAND.

A Weapon Made to Contain Deadly
acknowledged to he Always Mortal
in Its ETect--History of the Knife
Its Peculiarly Deadly Characteristic.
The interest Of historians and antiqnarinns,
as well as of a large body of the public, has
recently been aroused III England through
the efforts of the British Museum to acquire
possession of a most curious and valuable
weapon that is identified with some of tho
most stirring scenes which this continent has
witnessed, and which was, unfortunately,
allowed to leave the United States after being
held here for many years. 1t is the dagger
of Cortez, the daring conqueior of Mexico and
discoyerer of California, who is famous for
having landed i'll a strange land with scarcely
500 followers. Like Cesar, he burnt his
ships behind him so shat his troops could not
return, and must therefore q or perish.
The dagger show in the accompanying il
Illustrations, is in every way worthy of the val
iaDt soldier who bore it. being a fine example of
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-07-13

coRTEz's DAGGER. containing a piecs
of mechanism which by a pressure of the
thumb opens the blade, like a scissors, when
it enters the wound and releases liquid poison
therein contained, somewhat as the machine
ny OF a rattlesnake poisons after cutting.
The sblade, properly so called, is eight
inches long, with "a sharp point and edges,
and within it are grooves to contain the
poison. This is the only known example of
the application OF this deadly principle to a
dagger.
place its authenticity beyond doubt. 1t came
into the united States thronph an ancient
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-07-13
DEATH OF MARK HOPKINS.

sixty-two Years of His Active Life In
Williams College.
Mark Hopkins. D. D., Ii. D., who died at
Willianistow1l, Mass. on the 18th inst, was
the oldest mar actively engaged in edu
~cational works in the country. He was
born at Stockblidge, Mass, on the 4th of
February, 1902, After preparatory srudyin
the academies Of Ienox, Mass. and Clinton,
N. Y, he entered the sophomore class at
Williams college, and three years later was
g~radue6ed with the highest honors of his
class. He began the study OF medicine at the
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-07-13

Mexican family,
descending to the.
late Bishop Porties,
Of Mobile, who
gave it to the cele-
brated Indian mis-
sionary, Father De
Smat, 8. r., to be
deposited by him
in the museum of
the present Univer-
sity Of st. Louis,
where it remained
for fourteen years.
1t then came into
the possession of
the Rev. John Hig-
ginhothaln, a chap
lain in the British
a~rmy,durin whose
absence in Der
muda 1T was held
for many years in
trust, with a collec-
ton OF other valua-
BILE weapons, blythe
late John Dover
Murphy, Esq, of
- F
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-07-13

Will WHICH LIS aTa-TF
nama has been so long and closely identified,
knowing his great strength Of character and
unusual capacity for mental activity, offered,
him the following year the position of pro-
fessor OF rhetoric and moral philosophy. He
accepted, and In 1886, when President Griffin
retired, DR.. Hopkins, though then only 81
years of age, was chosen to succeed him. For
thirty-six years he held the position of presi-
dent Of Williams college. He retired in 1872
at the age of 70, but retained the professor
ship of moral and intellectual philosophy.
Dir. Hopkins spent sixtystwo years of his
Icing life in Williams college as student, tutor,
professor and president. He wrote many es-
says, and delivered many lectures outside of
the college on moral and philosophical sub
jects. Among his published works are aEvi-
dences of Christianity, y aMoral Sciences
sThe Law of Love and Love as Law and
an 3Outline Of the Study Of Man, He has
also published a volume of his haccalaureate
sermons under the title of aStrength and
Beauty y and a volume of lectures delivered
at Princeton on the 9sscliptural Idea OF Man.
issnow in press and will soon appear.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-07-13

ian armorer's work
i%mansliip, and show
ling the devilish in
Igenuity of the Mid
idle Age Spanish
mind. 1t is made
throughout of high,
lily polished steel,
and is altogether
nearly a foot and a
! half in length. The
handle is of finely
wrought, open fill
|igree work in steel,
surmounted by a
| Spanish n,
with corresponding
ornaments within
it. The crossbar is
Of similar beautiful.
workmanship, with
little pendant n
ments and a crown
at either end.
Below this is a
sort of lock, an OBJ
long structure four
inches in length.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-07-13
Mexican War Veteran.


The wonderful efficacy Of swifts Specific as a
remedy and cure for rhenmattsm and all blood dis
eases. has never had o more conspicuous illustration
than this case affords. The candid, unsolicited and
emphatic testimony given by the venerable gentle.
man must be accepted as convincing and conclusive.
The writer is a prominent citizen of Mississippi. The
gentleman to whom Mr.. Martin refers, and to whom
heis indebted for the advice to which he owes his
final relief from5years Of suffering, is Mr.. King. for
many yearsthe popular night clerk OF the Lawrence
House. at jackson.
JACKSON. Miss, April 20, 1851.
THE SWIFT sPEcIFIc COMPANY, Atlanta, Ga.
Ge,itte'ne1s-I have been an invalid p~ensioner for
forty years, having contracted pulmonary and other
diseases 10 the Mexican War. but not till the 1t Of
March, 1875, did ! feel any symptoms Of rheumatism.
opthat day was suddenly stricken with that dis
ease In both hips and ankles. For twenty days I
walked on crutches. Then the pain was less violent,
ts y shift dsaldfsssese s Joint to joint. For weeks ! would
The other. The pain never left me a moaneHt for
e ,ass years and seven months-thatis from March.
t Wase ! su Mss sused 4. tI pa5iqg these eleven years Sf e.
geestesdI by friends, but Il j ever Received the least east
tssrnnlig, I nm not aware Of It. Finally, about the
t Mos sss siepse n & made i a5rangeaments e s. s e ths
other remedy, when I incidentally met an old &C.
qpaintanee. NJ. King. now Of the Lawrence House
rheumatism. and, as l supposed, had. been cured
sid 3 ne s1S ssa { MS no sls sPt 70 sse h hss s springs 1 @ ~as him n na hs
mh sd fo.nd On NC ne relief sfs. On t, his i return from Hot Springs
for rheunatisf:.. He tried IT and six bottles made q
complete cure. Several years have passed since, but
he has had no return of the disease. 50
immediately returned TORY It. In September I
took four bottles, and by the Gfst OF OctoberI was
OF 1T SINCE.
1 have no interest In making this statement other
than the hope that 1t may direct some other auferer
TO q sure source of relief, and II 1t has this result /
am well rewarded FOR my trouble. / am very lie.
spectfnlly and truly your friend.
For sale by all druggists. Treatise on Blood and
slin Diseases mailed free.
TIE SWIFT SPECIFIC Co,
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-07-13

Excuse me. stranger, y he said, abut what
are you reading that makes you laugh 50
apprenticeship
@Tke Jokes in this almanac. They are very
funny
Excuse me, stranger, " he again said, abua
amt you from Philadelphia
Eyes. sir. New York Sun.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-12-15
GEoReIA-CoBB COUNTY

BY virtue of an order issued from the
coHE- Of Ordinary of Gwinnett county, in
said State on the first Monday in Novem.
Der, 1887 will be sold before the court
house door in the city OF Marietta within
the legal hours of sale on this first Tuesday
in January 1893, the following lands to-
wit Lots OF land Numbers 4S7, 4SS, $50,
56l and $40, except ten acres on the south
west corner Of said lot Number $40,
each Of said lots containing forty acres
more or less and all of said land
being in the nineteeqth district and second
section Of Cobb county, said lands being
what is known as the George w. Wallace
place on the lbwder Springs road between
Marietta and Powder Springs, said place
consists Of a good farm with va liable i'm
proyements Any information in regard
to itean be bad of George r. Gober, attor>
ney for Administrators Sold for the bene
fit OF the heirs and creditors. Terms one
half csah and balance due in twelve months
with eight per cent interest. This Nov
2Sth 1887, J. T. @. BEARD
Administrator de bonis non Of George W.
Wallace, deceased
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-12-15
cderal Advertisements.
Sheriff's Sales for Jan. 1888.

VIII be sold before the Court House
door In the city of Marietta, Cobb county,
Ga, during the legal hours of sale, on the
first Tuesday in January 1888, the fol-
lowing property, to.wit:
All that tract or parcel of land lying and
being in the 18th district and End section
of Cobb county Ga, and known as lots
and parts Of lots Nos. 400 40l and 402, ex
cept the southeast corner of lot No 402,
cut Oh by the road from Marietta to Pow>
de- springs, also excepting the rights spec-
fled 10 deed from ID NJ Young to | M.
Springer in same lot (402) and containing
in all III acres more or less. Levied on as
the property of q. j. C.. Mcdonald in the
hands Of Allen c. Edwards, his trustee, TO
satisfy a Il ia issued from Cobb Superior
Court in favor Of Enoch Faw, G ID Phil.
lips and w. NJ. Sessions vs. Allen c.. Ed
wards, Trustee for G. J. Q Mcdonald.
Also, At the same time and place one va
cant lot in the towD of Roswell, Cobb coun
~ Ga, known as the Dunwoody store lot
No. fronting As ieet on street and running
bark 100 feet ana bounded AS follows on
Tit saath by street, east by town lot be
longing 10 ]. s. Morris ard 6 w. Arnold,
known rs old stable lot, on north and west
BY lands OF the Smith famiy Levied on as
tits ~ OptiiY 81 WILBUR ~. w DD I'd SdLiSIY q
Fl Ia issued fromthe Justice court S45th Dis
trict 6 NJ. of Cobb county, Ga, in favor OF
Willie Kelpin, Administrator of Trib.
bic deceased W Matilda G. Webb. Levy
made and returned to me by r. b. Hicks
l.. G.
Also at the same time and place, ELots of
land Nos $50, 53l and $50 in tue 10Th dis
tr Ct and I'd section of Cobb county, Ga.
Levied on as the property of Nancy Duns
ton 70 satisfy two Justice court fl fas issued
from the S46th district g NJ. of said coun>
ty in favor of John X Winters VS. c Dun.
ton, l. $ Moon and Nancy Dunton. Levy
made and returned to me by w II Hollis
field, l. c.
Also, at the same time and place, all that
property situated in the city of Marietta,
Cobb county, Ca, known as the old Ten
nent residence fronting on Church street
and bounded west by Church street, north
by alley, east by Cherokee street and south
by the Presbyterian parsonage lot Levied
on as the property OF defendant, Gilbert
Tennent, TO satisfy Fl ia issued from the
old county court of Cobb county. in favor
OF Scott, MeCorkel e. Co. VS. q Tennent
and one Fl ia issued from Cobb Superior
Court in favor of Lanier Il Dobbs vs. G
Tennent Notice given to NJ r Lyon, w
X Turner, Geo. 5 Tumlin and Gilbert Ten
nent
A. r. CORYELL, Sheriff.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-12-15
Notice---Everybody!

win be sold TO the highest bidder. on the
second Saturday in December next, that
being the 10Th day of the month, at the
Noln place, one mile from Smyrna, in
CoHh county MI ihe rerishable property be
% siHE 10 said helms to-wit. One of the
t4nosJ hg istared jersey Bulls in Georgia,
. hae m.lch cows, iine mule colts, two of
lAam OH enough 70 work and other fine
muas Rcl' broke ? two horse wagons and
tatue one them bran new, one-horse
wa on and harness, all the corn, fodder
and shucss. farm utensils, , buggies and
harness. aud several hundred bushels of
cotton seed. Alt amounts over five dollars
] viii give time upon until October the
first, 1888, with good security, at per
cent interest. J., w. NELMS.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1887-08-26
Chicago Grain Market.

CHICAGO, Aug. 22.-Wheat was slightly
better at the opening to-day. For Sept.
delivery sales were made at 50 cents
per bushel After moderate sales at 6s1
and SO cents, the market picked up to
694. 1t grew stronger as the visible
supply figures were coming in and rested
at the outside figures. When the de-
crease was announced to be I'll 900
bushels, which was somewhat better than
was expected, from 694 September eased
back 10 695 half an hour before the close,
and closed at 69s and 691 cents.
Corn opened about the same as it closed
Saturday, September delivery starting at
4O3 and 405. The market was barely
active and fluctuated freely within mode
rate range under good local demand, and
on rumors of prospects of frost in north
ern Iowa, the market advanced to All
cents, but reacted some, declining TO 405
cents upon more liberal offerings, due to
larger expected receipts; it then ruled
firmer, the visible supply showing a de.
crease of 700, 900 bushels, and closed at Al
and 4ls cents for September.
Oats claimed but little attention, and
the demand Tor future delivery was slow.
The greatest fiuctuation was in May, and
that was confined to / cent. The visible
supply showed an increase of 723,O ,OOO
bushels for the week. May sold at 3OJ
cents and closed as on Saturday, at 30a
cents.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1887-08-26

!B 1t is now said that the cause of
Rev. Thos. HI. Laws resignation as agent
for the American Bible Society in the
Carolinas is that he is a disci pie eof Oar.
win, follower of Woodrow and a firm
believer in an ancestry of immense mon.
key power. Mr. Law is from South Caro-
lima. The North Carolina Law would
have been a better selection as it turns
out. That monkey business is doing a
great deal of harm. "Monkeying with a
buzz saw" is suggested by "evoluting'
from a gorilla Wilmington Star.
You are mistaken about Mr. Law re,
signing his Bible Agency. He has not re
signed, but holds on and impudently says
to the Executive Committee of the Meek
lenburg County Bible Society that they
have no right to question him about tbeo
res, or whether he believes man was
evolved from a monkey or created ir
Gods own image. AS the Star says,
"that monkey business is doing a grea'
deal of harm"
The Charlotte Democrat., 1887-08-26

W When Senator Blair desired sup
port some time since for his scheme to
appropriate q certain sum out of the pub
lie treasury, to cover period of ten years,
to be devoted to educational interests in
the various States on the basis of illit-
eracy, he was not governed by sentiment,
but argued from the standpoint of self-ln-
terest for he told his New England friends
that to increase the intelligence of the
masses would be to Increase their capacity
to earn better wages and thus create de-
mand for higher grade of manufactured
goods, the result of which would be that
New England would, in the long run, be
benefited The fact, however, that the
Committee on National Affairs in the New
Hampshire Legislature recently, by a
vote of seven to three, recommended the
indefinite postponement of resolutions
commencing g the measure, show that Mr.
Blair's constituents do not agree with
him. If they thought for moment that
New Hampshire would be benefited in the
way suggested by Mr. Blair they wouldn't
hesitate long in endorsing the scheme
Norfolk Ledger, Dem.
| THE day that Bair's educational squandering
Bill passes Congress, will be the day for the in
auguration of tyrannical Government Bureau in
the South worse than the miserable Freedman's
Bureau during the days of Reconstruction.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1887-08-26

EW A North Carolina correspondent
of the Richmond Dispatch says of the
farming interests in this State:
'It is felt by tobacco dealers that they
are only showing a proper State pride in
taking steps to get credit for their fine to-
bacco. Heretofore the leaf, &C., has been
sold to people in other States, who worked
it up and then sold it as if it were their
own growth, or else shipped it in it's crude
state as their own product. Whatever
can be done to make North Carolina to.
bacco show what it Is and where H. comes
from will be done, and the action of the
tobacco convention as to these matters is
in accordance with the views of growers
and dealers. The fact that North Caro-.
lima is ahead of every other Southern State
so far as agriculture and kindred matters
are concerned was plainly made known at
Atlanta last week. There has been nc
boom here, but a steady and constant
growth. When people get down to bed
rock on manufacturing matters it will be
found that the State is about as far TO the
front as any.
Commissioner OF Agriculture Robinson
dwells upon the fact that the farmers are
They are literally "going to school," and
are keeping up with the people who are
SO interested in normal schools aud teach
ers' Institutes; for the farmers institutes
| are the equivalents of these. They will
| in twelve-month exert a powerful infu
| ence for good"
The Charlotte Democrat., 1887-08-26

sW Three years ago (says the Will
mington Review the Democratic party
of North Carolina, in convention assem-
bled, declared, with one voice, for the
unconditional repeal of the obnoxious in
ternal revenue system, with all of its at
tendant evils. This makes the repeal
good Democratic doctrine until the same
authority shall withdraw the issue. AS
for the sentiment of the people of the
State let Col. Jno. N. Staples, who headed
the Cleveland electoral ticket in 1884, be
heard on the subject. At the White Sui
phur Springs, few days ago, he said to a
N. Y. Herald reporter: II do not believe
you could raise a corporaPs guard in
North Carolina in favor of the present in
ternal revenue system. 1t is regarded as
a war measure of the most offensive and
bjectionable character. The people of
the State are Overwhelmingly in favor of
it's repeal"
AS matter of temperance and morality, we
favor repeal of the iniquitous internal revenue
tax. The tax is an odious, oppressive and un-
just and unfair one, and should be repealed in
order to promote temperance, morality and
religion. We have said that many times hereto
fore, and now deliberately repeat it.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1887-08-26

SCARCITY OF COTTON TIEs.-For sew.
eral weeks there has been considerable
solicitude respecting the supply of cotton
ties at this port. Although several COM
mission merchants were fortunate enough
to secure a thousand or more bundles,
these will only meet the demands of their
Immediate customers for the present, and
will not permit of any outside transaction.
Last season some $4,000 bundles were
disposed of by the merchants here and by
this time definite contracts were in hand
which relieved them of all anxiety. This
season it is far different One broker has
disposed of 1000 bundles, of which he has
delivered 2,sOs bundles, leaving 4,202
bundles yet to be delivered, and no trans
actione are made for delivery short of o.
tober. Such state of affairs has not ex-
listed since the adoption of the tie, and the
trade making bale of cotton only mer-
chantable when properly iron-tied. The
scarcity of cotton ties it appears is general.
| - Wilnainqton Messenger.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1887-08-26
a. Ella Wheeler Wilcox is disguised

sB- Ella Wheeler Wilcox is disgusted
with what she has seen at New York
seaside resort. Ella has looked upon the
half-nude figures of the bathers at this re-
sort when they were in scant attire, and
she is satisfied that bathing at the surf is
not conducive to modesty and decency.
81 cannot help wondering,'' she says,
"why Mrs Grundy, who is so particularly
critical in some things, should have SO
long ignored the vulgarities of the ocean
BATH" When the dear creatures come
out of an ocean bath many of them look
like starved shanghai chicken. But few
female bathers have flesh enough to show
to an advantage. The angle representa-
tives had better remain encased in dry
goods if they want to make good i'm
nression.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1887-08-26

sW At the convention held in Louis
Vile of colored editors a memorial was
drawn up and signed and sent to the
Georgia Legislature, protesting against
the bill preventing mixed schools in Geor-
gia. This is straw that shows the way
the colored stream is running. These ne.
gro editors are desirous of forcing mixed
schools between the races, we may sup
pose. If not this, then why protest? The
Northern negro editor cannot do worse
thing for the education of his race in the
South than to press their opposition to
separate schools The whites may resolve
not to maintain public schools, and then
what?
THE only way to meet such insolent demands
is for white people to refuse to impose taxes on
themselves for the support of negro schools. Ii
is fast coming to that.l
The Charlotte Democrat., 1887-08-26
CHARLOTTE, N. G.
Friday, August 20, 1887.
rbo Assessed Value of Land in Mecklen
burp County in 1885 and 1887.

burg County in 1885 and 1887.
uu1W Cobb, Register of Deeds for
rNo.,onburp. has permitted US to copy
49, foIlowing interesting statement from
tis official Report.
Chorlotte Township-Assessed value of Land
.,t";Je of Charlotte in 1885, $398. .756; in 1887
SSosn 42O Assessed value of City Lots in 1886
g. sSe g85; in 1887, 81 1901 ,975-an increase iu
e. Vsluation of City Lots of $62 800 over 1886
Srt a decrease in the assessed value of Land out
side of the city of $SS,336.
Maard Creek Township-Assessed value ot
Land in 1886, $215, ,O62; in 1887, $l79,294.
BerryhilPs-in 1886. $685. s,O7s; in 1887. $15s,
"0S Steel Creek-in 1886, ssOs ,O59; in 1887, s1s5,
%; Provdence-in 1885. $l9Osss; in 1887, $19s.
''C; Clear Creek-in 1885, $1ss,597; in 1887
Lemley's-in 1886, $l72.495; il 1887, $1s1 ESQ
Pineville-in 1886, 1O1 1856; in ss7, $92. .312.
Paw Creek-in 1886. $171 800; in 1887, $3.50.
Morning star-in 1896, $lsaSs5; in 1887
Crab orchard-in 1886. $237.4s4 in 1887
$204,097.
We have not been able to get the re-
turns from two or three Townships not
named in the above.
The Charlotte Democrat., 1887-08-26

THE fraudulent SPECIAL TAX BONDS.
AS those bonds were forced upon the
people of North Carolina under Repu5ll'
can rule, and as there are certain parties
&C the North trying to give them signif'
cance which they ought not to possess,
we transfer to our columns the following
letter to a prominent Chicago lawyer
from DR.. Eugene Grissom, one of the most
clearheaded and influential Republicans
in the State. DR.. Grissom has for nearly
quarter of century been ably and SYM
pathetically associated with the benevo-
lent institutions of North Carolina. Though
Republican, be is first OF all patriot, a
philanthropist, devoted friend of the
helpless. He knows that to pay these
bonds would bankrupt our people. He
knows that in such an event the insane,
the deaf, the dumb and the blind would
be swept out of the cherishing arms OF
the Commonwealth. And so with that
fidelity to his native State, SO character.
istic of him, he plainly and forcibly pre-
sents the case OF the special tax bonds to
his Chicago correspondent.--Ne'o6ern
Journal.